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Opole Silesian Museum
Two blocks east of the market square, this museum is housed in a former Jesuit college (1698). The permanent display features the prehistory and history of the city and the surrounding area, and there are always temporary exhibitions. Enter from ul Muzealna.
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Monument to the Poznań Army
Stark modern monument 500m north of the Old Town, dedicated to the local armed force that resisted the German invasion of 1939 for almost two weeks. It’s just opposite the sloping Cemetery of the Meritorious, the oldest existing graveyard in the city (1810).
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Grunwald Monument
This imposing monument celebrates the epic 1410 Battle of Grunwald, when a joint army of Poles and Lithuanians defeated the Teutonic Knights. This statue is a copy from the mid-1970s, based on an original from 1910 that was destroyed by the Nazis during WWII.
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Arsenal
Just outside the ring road encircling the Old Town, the squat brick Arsenal houses the Military Museum and the Archaeological Museum . With two towers and an enormous courtyard, the building is the most significant remnant of the city’s 15th-century fortifications.
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St Hyacinthus’ Church
The 15th-century St Hyacinthus’ Church, aka St Jack’s as the tourist signposting would have it, is usually closed. The time to see it is during services at 8am and 6pm and on Sundays. The fine organ can be heard at regular summer concerts, held midweek in July and August.
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National Stallion Depot
A five-minute walk east of Książ castle is the National Stallion Depot, housed in what were once the castles stables. It offers 45-minute horse-riding sessions for 60zł on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and on weekend afternoons. It’s best to book ahead.
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Zachęta Gallery of Modern Art
South across ul Królewska is the Zachęta Gallery of Modern Art , a beautiful neoclassical temple that stages temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, mostly along the lines of video installations. Its bookshop has a fine collection of art books, but most are in Polish.
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Pier
At the end of Monte Cassino, beyond Plac Zdrojowy, is the famous Molo, Europe’s longest wooden pier, built in 1928 and jutting 515m out into the Bay of Gdańsk. Various attractions along its length come and go with the seasons. The cheeky summer admission charge puts few off.
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Częstochowa Museum
In the neoclassical town hall on al NMP, this museum contains paintings of Polish artists as well as extensive documentation detailing the history of Częstochowa and the region. Some of the collection is housed in the Częstochowa Museum outlet , close to the monastery.
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Church of St John of Jerusalem
One of the oldest brick churches in the country, this late-12th-century building was extended in the Gothic period and later acquired a baroque chapel. The interior contains beautiful Gothic star vaults, and the Romanesque doorway in the main western entrance is magnificent.
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Statue of Dog and Umbrella
On the opposite side of the Rynek, at the corner of ul Chełmińska, you’ll find a curious statue at knee-level, depicting a dog and an umbrella. The pooch’s name is Filus; he starred in a famous long-running Polish comic strip as the pet of brolly-wielding Professor Filutek.
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Pułtusk Castle
At the southern end of the market square stands the castle, looking more like a palace nowadays. It was built in the late 14th century as an abode for bishops, and rebuilt several times in later periods. It now hosts the Hotel Zamek, a plush hotel and conference centre.
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Palace of Fine Arts
The centrepiece of the Art Nouveau Plac Szczepański is this elaborate edifice on its west side. An incredible frieze circles the building (product of Jacek Malczewski), while the busts on the facade honour Polish artists. The building is used for temporary art exhibits.
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Zwierzyniec Brewery
The local brewery is now producing beer again after being bought by national giant Perła and standing idle for a few years. It makes popular Zwierzyniec pale lager and has announced it will begin guided brewery tours during the summer; ask at the brewery during your trip.
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Museum of the Dialogue of Cultures
This tiny, uplifting museum is dedicated to global efforts to promote peace and dialogue across cultural and ethnic groups. The museum also holds interesting temporary exhibitions, such as a fascinating display of Central European political posters from WWII to the present.
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Royal Castle
The remains of the royal castle, built by Kazimierz III Wielki in the 1350s, stand along the river about 300m north of the Rynek. The castle was in use till the early 17th century, when a fire destroyed much of it. You can still see doorways, windows, brick vaults and loopholes.
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Museum of Caricature
A refreshing break from history museums and churches, this quirky museum holds thousands of original works by Polish and foreign caricaturists dating from the 18th century onwards, plus satirical and humorous books, magazines and the like. Displays are rotated on a regular basis.
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Museum of Bells & Pipes
This curious museum, housed in an 18th-century Baroque clock tower, contains vintage bells as well as elaborately carved wooden and meerschaum pipes and cigar cutters (items that Przemyśl has long been famous for manufacturing). The rooftop affords a panoramic view of the town.
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Museum of the Factory
This industrial museum within the Manufaktura complex is not as impressive as other museums in town but is nevertheless a passable rainy-day attraction with some old textile machines, fascinating maps and a short video of the textile king himself, Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański.
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Stutthof
This former extermination camp is where the Nazis disposed of Polish resisters from the beginning of WWII, and which later became part of their Final Solution against Jews. Nowadays it’s a sombre museum presenting exhibitions and documentaries about the German occupation of the reg
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